Ngozi Anyanwu

Ngozi Anyanwu is a multi-hyphenate storyteller coming fresh off her professional directing debut of The Monsters at Two River Theater in conjunction with Manhattan Theatre Club. She’ll also be starring in the West Coast premiere of The Monsters at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in conjunction La Jolla Playhouse. Her previous plays include Leroy and Lucy at Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Jeff Award nomination), The Last of the Love Letters at Atlantic Theater Company, Good Grief (Vineyard Theatre, New York Times Critic’s Pick in NYC / Center Theatre Group in LA), and The Homecoming Queen (sold-out world premiere run and a New York Times Critic’s Pick at Atlantic Theater Company). Good Grief was on The Kilroys List 2016, a semi-finalist for the Princess Grace Award, and won the Humanitas Prize. Her play Nike…(The Kilroys List 2017) was workshopped at The New Black Fest in conjunction with The Lark, The Strand Festival, A.C.T., SPACE on Ryder Farm, and New York Stage and Film.